popeye the sailor
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wonderful progress Philip, she's look'in really nice! good you were able to change the prop......looks good'n proper -
looks like you've embarked on a fun little project Greg. as with most smaller kits......lots of molded detail. I look forward in seeing what you'll do with her
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thank you John and Dave the work week is over.......hopefully I can finish filling out the deck. more to come thanks to all who hit the like button.
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great start on her Danny........have you tried to sharpen the edge on brass tube the size of your circles? may help you out......I dunno.
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she look'in awesome steve.........the flemish coils came out very nice the anchor came out real good too
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if that is Testor's copper......you can use a flat lacquer on it. I use the small spray cans, and I've done it with my airbrush. I'm not too sure with acrylic......you could try a test piece to see. the deck looks good, but try long strokes with the brush...with the grain. you don't want it to look cloudy. good for you to desire to jump back into the fray........ nothing like it in the world to build the creative side. there are many logs here.......I'm sure you'll get many ideas from them
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looks good Terry. If I had been here earlier, I might have suggested a 1/2 inch brush, or what ever would work.
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don't listen to those guys.......they're just jealous!
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hello Piet........I was just visiting the new 019 log you just put up you can count me in as a watcher thanks for the good word!
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would this be a plastic kit of the sub you modeled from scratch?
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thanks for your kind comments Bob, Pat, and Sjors ......and thanks to those who hit the like button. I went a little further after I had posted the update, adding the aft overhead rack, the bilge pumps and winch. once I get through my work week, I should be able to make more progress. thanks for look'in in
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with the finish of the stern railing, I figure I have enough finished fittings to add them to the ship. for the poop railing, I added a thin strip of mahogany on the top and gave it a coat of flat lacquer. I would have done this to the stern railing, but bending it in the way I'd have to, would be a fool's errand. in adding this.....I need the ladders now. I made a pair......they're not perfect, but they do the job. the stern railing was added next......these pictures don't do it justice. I took several, and these two were the best. I dry fitted the fife rails and think they are a little too tall. I'm thinking of shortening the legs, but it might be harder when it come to rigging. chance I'll have to take I guess.
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the resin might not fill in the dips and valleys. I've used filler on the one I did a resin job to, and it worked out fine. it might not be a bad idea to do the same with this one
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I think I've gone stark railing mad!!!!!! I think I've practiced enough......time to make the ones I really need. the fife rails and overhead racks have been painted.......now they dry. these railings came out the best I've done yet....... too bad they are the wrong length........can't cut 'em down either. I made another pair. I'l making them the same way I did the others........sandwich them to create a ladder, and then cut it in half, making two identical railings. I'm sure I can use them somewhere. as you may recall......I had cut out two of the transom cap rails........the one I didn't use ended up in the box. I will use it to make the railings. sanding it down in width, the holes were drilled in it........trying hard to keep it from breaking, and the stanchion spacing even. more wires were cut.......I had used my reserve up. they were then cemented around the base.......I didn't make a pair like the others. using the jig I made, they were all trimmed to length. the thin wire was strung onto the stanchions........those tweezers work great! they straighten the wire really good. once the Ca dried, all three railings were painted. now I need to make a pair of ladders........these are going to be small
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hello there! my first build was the Nordkap, so I feel your pain. it wasn't laser cut either. I can agree with Carl about those hull panels.......I'd plank it too I think you should remove all the punch outs on the deck though......before they get cemented in place, or before they fall inside. nothing like ending up with a floatable maraca. they are nice kits though.......one of these days, I may get this one. I'm watching with great interest
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plastic kits are usually date stamped ......one can figure out the production and mold. as the molds are improved and updated, they change the date. wooden kits are hard to discern, we can only go by the box, whether it is laser cut, or if there is a date stamp on the instructions or QC production card.
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hello Hennie........a very nice kit indeed. should be an interesting build
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the ship sounds familiar.........went to the link and reviewed what they would let me, of the book. very interesting
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thank you very much.....I'm glad your liking the log. it'll get even more interesting when I get into the masting......the instructions have strange ways of attaching the yards. with a small scale like this, it might be tough, but I'll try to add as much as I can. I think this thin wire I'm using for the railings might serve well for the foot ropes......just a thought
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thanks Piet........ain't they the bomb! I gotta order some more....I don't think I'll have enough. I check on replacing the anchors........best I've found is 20 mm. the supplied anchors are a tad over 30 mm. I started to compile the list of replacement parts.......I'll post it when I feel it's complete. the fife rails are painted now, along with the aft pair of overhead racks. there is a triple set of overhead racks toward the bow.......I'll do them in a bit. I gearing up for the stern railing......making a few for practice. my cutters put quite a point on the wires.......poked myself in the finger a little while ago. I just dabbed it with CA and kept going....the admiral told me I was nutz. I will neither confirm or deny it's late my friends.......guess I'd better go rest what brain cells I have left. the admiral already has her Briggs and Straton going..........and she says I sound like a Mac truck!
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you've made some great progress since I last looked in. the fuselage looks great! love the rigging! I kinda laughed with your plane disaster.....I could tell you a few stories with my balsa planes. my best flyer was a Guillow's Fokker D VIII - rubber power. even after the band was spent, it would glide for quite a ways {story 'bout that one} I had two worst one, but the one with the shrotest story was a curtis P-40 warhawk, that flew straight into the trunk of a tree........ouch! great job! keep up the good work!
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Such great progress since I last looked in your boats are coming out very good......future boat needs will be a lot easier now. super trip you and the admiral went on.....thanks for sharing
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